John Chapman (baseball)

Summary

John Joseph Chapman (October 15, 1899 – November 3, 1953) was an American professional baseball player. He was a shortstop for one season (1924) with the Philadelphia Athletics. For his career, he compiled a .282 batting average in 71 at-bats, with seven runs batted in.

John Chapman
Shortstop
Born: (1899-10-15)October 15, 1899
Centralia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: November 3, 1953(1953-11-03) (aged 54)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 28, 1924, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 1, 1924, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average.282
Home runs0
Runs batted in7
Teams

An alumnus of Mount St. Mary's University, he was born in Centralia, Pennsylvania and died in Philadelphia at the age of 54.

External links edit

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference